Montag, 28. November 2011

Root veg in Advent

Although the evenings have drawn in and it's getting fairly cold, there is still a last bit if fun to be had at the allotment.


As shown in the trug, there were some handsome parsnips (Albion) to be had and a few beetroot.  The three ugly things in the middle were meant to be turnips, but were sadly rejected from our roast dinner for being too rubbish.  The parsnips and beetroot were roasted in the oven with the joint of beef and were just about perfect.  There should be a few more parsnips to see us through to Christmas dinner.


The rest of the plot is pretty much cleared and waiting for next year.  On the left of the path were the children's beds.  I have spent ages clearing them (mainly ripping out strawberry plants) and will grass it over next spring.  On the right of the path at the back are the remaining turnips.  On the right, just before the bare earth are the parsnips.

Right at the back on the right is the carpet I "found" at the dump.  It is keeping down weeds near the hawthorn.

Freitag, 4. November 2011

Pine tree felled - time to get chopping


The pine tree at the plot has been dealt with.  All the annoying side branches have been taken away, the useful twigs have been grabbed for making Autumn/Winter grave decorations (!) and the main trunk has been sawn into DIN standard 30 cm lengths.

The real fun starts tomorrow when we get to chop it up into to stove ready chunks to dry.  Watch out for novice lumberjacks.